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Ali Bradley interviews Texas Gov. Greg Abbott about key issues facing Texas and the nation.

In this episode of "Bradley on the Border," Ali sits down for an exclusive interview with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Together, they discuss the biggest issues facing the Lone Star State and the nation. Abbott talks about why Texas needs to stay red in the midterms, how he plans to crack down on AI data centers' use of water and power, and plans to finish the state's border wall. On the issue of data centers, he tells Ali the companies behind them “must reduce electricity costs for residential customers, as well as small business customers.” On the border, he added Operation Lone Star is still active and will remain as they are still seeing people and drugs come into the country illegally, saying they’re now working with their federal counterparts to crack down on smuggling. #AI #borderwall #datacenters CREDITS Host: Ali Bradley Executive Producer: Andy Gipson Editorial Producer: Meagan Medick Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson Associate Producer: Will Tomasi Editor: Sarah Jackson On "Bradley on the Border," NewsNation's Ali Bradley shows what it's like along the southern border and across the country as law enforcement agencies work to combat human and drug…

People in this episode

Host: Ali Bradley

Guest: Greg Abbott

Topics covered

• Texas politics
• border security
• AI data centers
• midterm elections
• Operation Lone Star

Keywords

• Texas
• Greg Abbott
• border wall
• AI data centers
• Operation Lone Star
• midterms
• smuggling

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Organizations: NewsNation

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